2751 is fitted with two drilled FT44 brake torque arms. These appear very similar to the items illustrated in the Spare Parts List. These parts appear to be original to the bike and in fine condition – they will, of course, be left as-is.
2751 is fitted with two drilled FT44 brake torque arms. These appear very similar to the items illustrated in the Spare Parts List. These parts appear to be original to the bike and in fine condition – they will, of course, be left as-is.
The F55 front brake balance beam is the one that came fitted to the 2751 when I acquired it. We have no way of knowing whether this part is original to the bike or not, possibly not as it’s showing no signs of plated finish. To my knowledge, these were not drilled at The Works …
I had already bought a pair of hydraulic dampers from Maughan & Sons – these were ready-to-fit. The damper shrouds I had were another story though… Not only were they terribly pitted and dented but some of the fixing screw holes had been wrecked. The one thing in their favour is that they were original …
The special Grey Flash pattern chainguard was not present on the bike so one need to be manufactured. A genuine, and somewhat battered, Comet item was procured from eBay, by myself, some years previously. Using period shots, Bert set to work cutting it and brazing on a bracket. The finished chainguard is now ready to …
Compared to the FF3 link, this assembly showed much more evidence of its original dull chromed finish. Once the bearing races had been stripped from the assembly the chromed finish was found in an undisturbed state. Cap screws had been added as “stops” to prevent the steering head from moving more than 15˚ either way …
Once the paint had been stripped off all the parts, we were not expecting to find that many of them were original to the bike. The fact that the bike had been raced hard, in several iterations, suggested that we were unlikely to find many original parts besides the main lumps, which we knew to …
The Grey Flash features an extensively drilled and lightened headstock casting. The Works must have deemed this appearance a little unsightly so an alloy cover plate was devised to cover up the holes and provide a place for the mercury crest transfer. I’m convinced this is original to the bike; accurately constructing a similar part …
I’m finally able to report that the fork blades are stripped of all of their paint. In fact, all parts have now been stripped but I’m going to start with the forks as they are an important reference point for this part of the restoration. We know, without a shadow of a doubt, that the …
Last night Bert sent through some images that I’ve been eagerly awaiting… We know that 2751 left The Works with special finishes because the Record Card states: “Girdraulic anodized” and “dull chrome” as the finish for the petrol tank. However, we were not sure which other parts would have been finished thus and it was …
There has been a delay due to: (i) waiting on parts, (ii) the c-virus, and resulting lockdown, and (iii) to a medical emergency that resulted in ace spannerman Bert nearly losing his hand after a malevolent pathogen came out of nowhere and took hold… His full recovery will take some time but he’s now getting …
Grey Flash 2751 